Beavers Ready For Saturday's 346th Civil War
February 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (15-9, 6-7 Pac-12) heads to Eugene to face No. 16 Oregon (20-6, 9-4) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena in the 346th edition of the Civil War.
The Civil War Rivalry Series is presented by PacificSource Health Plans, McDonalds, Spirit Mountain Casino and Your Local Ford Stores.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Roxy Bernstein and Bill Walton calling the action and Jill Savage reporting from the sideline.
For information on how to watch the game online or on a mobile device, click on this link. If you live overseas and want to watch the game, it is available via Eversport or YouTube at this link.
RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action. It can also be heard online at this link.
LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.
TICKETS: Fans can secure Oregon State men's basketball single-game tickets by visiting this link or calling 800-GO-BEAVS.
QUICKLY: Oregon State and Oregon meet for the 346th time, making it the most-contested rivalry in college basketball ... The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 186 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history ... Oregon State is 7-2 (5-1 Pac-12) in games decided by five points or less in two seasons under Wayne Tinkle ... The Beavers are 11-0 (5-0 Pac-12) with more or equal rebounds than their opponent this season ... Gary Payton II has 14 steals the past three games and has moved into sixth in the nation in steals per game (2.5) ... Freshmen Tres Tinkle, Stephen Thompson Jr. and Derrick Bruce are a combined 39-for-106 (36.7 percent) from beyond the arc in conference play; the rest of the team is 37-for-123 (30.1 percent) ... Tinkle is averaging a team-best 14.3 points in Pac-12 road games ... The last time Oregon State defeated multiple Top 25 teams in the same season was 1999 ... The Beavers' last road win over a Top 25 team came in 1985.
vs. OREGON: Oregon State and Oregon have played an NCAA-record 345 games with the Beavers holding a 186-159 advantage in a series that began in 1903. Here's a look at the most contested rivalries in college basketball history:
Games -- Opponents (First Year)
345 -- Oregon State vs. Oregon (1903)
299 -- Oregon vs. Washington (1904)
297 -- Oregon State vs. Washington (1904)
292 -- Oregon State vs. Washington State (1907)
289 -- Oregon vs. Washington State (1908)
282 -- Kansas vs. Kansas State (1907)
The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 186 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history (Washington has defeated Oregon 189 times; Kansas has 189 wins over Kansas State).
Oregon State won the first meeting between the teams this season, 70-57, at Gill Coliseum on Jan. 3. Tres Tinkle scored a game-high 19 points in his Civil War debut and Olaf Schaftenaar added 13 points and a career-high eight rebounds. Gary Payton II and Langston Morris-Walker added 12 each and Stephen Thompson Jr. had 10 as five Beavers scored in double figures.
A WIN OVER THE DUCKS: If Oregon State defeats Oregon it will improve to 16-9 overall and 7-7 in Pac-12 play. It would also:
- Be Oregon State's first season sweep against Oregon since 2010 and just the second since 1993.
- Be Oregon State's first win over Oregon in Eugene since Jan. 29, 2012 (76-71).
- Be Oregon State's first road win over a Top 25 team since defeating No. 15 Washington, 52-45, in Seattle on Jan. 5, 1985.
- Be the second straight year Oregon State opens 7-7 in Pac-12 play. The Beavers didn't start .500 or better through 14 games in conference play from 1994-2014.
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